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year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1972	1	1	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	3B	3B-C	6-3	215	R	R	1951-02-17	Lebanon,OR	MLB	1972-1982	1972-1982	College	Oregon
1972	1	2	Rick Manning	Cleveland Indians	SS	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1954-09-02	Niagara Falls,NY	MLB	1975-1987	1975-1987	HS	LaSalle (Niagara Falls,NY)
1972	1	3	Larry Christenson	Philadelphia Phillies	P	P	6-4	215	R	R	1953-11-10	Everett,WA	MLB	1973-1983	1973-1983	HS	Marysville-Pilchuck (Marysville,WA)
1972	1	4	Roy Howell	Texas Rangers	3B	3B	6-1	190	L	R	1953-12-18	Lompoc,CA	MLB	1974-1984	1974-1985	HS	Lompoc (Lompoc,CA)
1972	1	5	Bobby Goodman	Montreal Expos	C	C	6-2	195	R	R	1954-01-08	West Plains,MO	AAA		1976-1977	HS	Bishop Byrne (Memphis,TN)
1972	1	6	Dan Thomas	Milwaukee Brewers	1B	OF	6-2	190	R	R	1951-05-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1976-1977	1971-1978	College	Southern Illinois
1972	1	7	Larry Payne	Cincinnati Reds	P	P	6-0	185	R	R	1954-02-15	Huntsville,TX	AAA		1976-1978	HS	Huntsville (Huntsville,TX)
1972	1	8	Dick Ruthven	Minnesota Twins	P	P	6-3	190	R	R	1951-03-27	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1973-1986	1971-1986	College	Fresno State
1972	1	9	Steve Englishbey	Houston Astros	OF	OF	6-1	190	L	L	1954-08-17	Houston,TX	AAA		1976-1978	HS	South Houston (Houston,TX)
1972	1	10	Dave Chalk	California Angels	3B	3B-SS	5-10	175	R	R	1950-08-30	Del Rio,TX	MLB	1973-1981	1972-1981	College	Texas
1972	1	11	Preston Hanna	Atlanta Braves	P	P	6-1	195	R	R	1954-09-10	Pensacola,FL	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1983	HS	Escambia (Pensacola,FL)
1972	1	12	Mike Ondina	Chicago White Sox	OF	OF	6-2	190	L	R	1954-05-27	Rancho Cordova,CA	AAA		1977-1979	HS	Cordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
1972	1	13	Richard Bengston	New York Mets	OF	OF	6-4	205	R	R		Peoria,IL				HS	Richwoods (Peoria,IL)
1972	1	14	Scott McGregor	New York Yankees	P	P	6-1	190	B	L	1954-01-18	Inglewood,CA	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	HS	El Segundo (El Segundo,CA)
1972	1	15	Brian Vernoy	Chicago Cubs	P	P	6-3	180	L	L		Westminster,CA				HS	La Quinta (Westminster,CA)
1972	1	16	Joel Bishop	Boston Red Sox	SS	SS	6-1	180	R	R	1954-02-09	Sacramento,CA				HS	McClatchy (Sacramento,CA)
1972	1	17	John Harbin	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS	SS	6-1	185	R	R		Greenville,SC				College	Newberry
1972	1	18	Jamie Quirk	Kansas City Royals	SS	C-3B	6-4	200	L	R	1954-10-22	Whittier,CA	MLB	1975-1992	1975-1992	HS	St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
1972	1	19	Rob Dressler	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-3	180	R	R	1954-02-02	Portland,OR	MLB	1975-1980	1975-1980	HS	Leodis V. McDaniel (Portland,OR)
1972	1	20	Jerry Manuel	Detroit Tigers	SS	2B	6-0	165	B	R	1953-12-23	Hahira,GA	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1986	HS	Cordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
1972	1	21	Dan Larson	St. Louis Cardinals	P	P	6-0	180	R	R	1954-07-04	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1976-1982	1976-1984	HS	Alhambra (Alhambra,CA)
1972	1	22	Chet Lemon	Oakland Athletics	SS	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1955-02-12	Jackson,MS	MLB	1975-1990	1975-1990	HS	Fremont (Los Angeles,CA)
1972	1	23	Dwayne Peltier	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	SS	6-2	185	R	R		Anaheim,CA				HS	Servite (Anaheim,CA)
1972	1	24	Ken Thomas	Baltimore Orioles	C	C	5-11	180	R	R	1953-10-09	Bellville,OH				HS	Clear Fork (Bellville,OH)
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year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1972	1	1	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	3B	3B-C	6-3	215	R	R	1951-02-17	Lebanon,OR	MLB	1972-1982	1972-1982	College	Oregon
1972	1	2	Rick Manning	Cleveland Indians	SS	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1954-09-02	Niagara Falls,NY	MLB	1975-1987	1975-1987	HS	LaSalle (Niagara Falls,NY)
1972	1	3	Larry Christenson	Philadelphia Phillies	P	P	6-4	215	R	R	1953-11-10	Everett,WA	MLB	1973-1983	1973-1983	HS	Marysville-Pilchuck (Marysville,WA)
1972	1	4	Roy Howell	Texas Rangers	3B	3B	6-1	190	L	R	1953-12-18	Lompoc,CA	MLB	1974-1984	1974-1985	HS	Lompoc (Lompoc,CA)
1972	1	6	Dan Thomas	Milwaukee Brewers	1B	OF	6-2	190	R	R	1951-05-09	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1976-1977	1971-1978	College	Southern Illinois
1972	1	10	Dave Chalk	California Angels	3B	3B-SS	5-10	175	R	R	1950-08-30	Del Rio,TX	MLB	1973-1981	1972-1981	College	Texas
1972	1	11	Preston Hanna	Atlanta Braves	P	P	6-1	195	R	R	1954-09-10	Pensacola,FL	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1983	HS	Escambia (Pensacola,FL)
1972	1	14	Scott McGregor	New York Yankees	P	P	6-1	190	B	L	1954-01-18	Inglewood,CA	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	HS	El Segundo (El Segundo,CA)
1972	1	18	Jamie Quirk	Kansas City Royals	SS	C-3B	6-4	200	L	R	1954-10-22	Whittier,CA	MLB	1975-1992	1975-1992	HS	St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
1972	1	19	Rob Dressler	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-3	180	R	R	1954-02-02	Portland,OR	MLB	1975-1980	1975-1980	HS	Leodis V. McDaniel (Portland,OR)
1972	1	20	Jerry Manuel	Detroit Tigers	SS	2B	6-0	165	B	R	1953-12-23	Hahira,GA	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1986	HS	Cordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
1972	1	21	Dan Larson	St. Louis Cardinals	P	P	6-0	180	R	R	1954-07-04	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1976-1982	1976-1984	HS	Alhambra (Alhambra,CA)
1972	1	22	Chet Lemon	Oakland Athletics	SS	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1955-02-12	Jackson,MS	MLB	1975-1990	1975-1990	HS	Fremont (Los Angeles,CA)
1972	2	27	Tom Underwood	Philadelphia Phillies	P	P	5-11	170	R	L	1953-12-22	Kokomo,IN	MLB	1974-1984	1974-1985	HS	Kokomo (Kokomo,IN)
1972	2	28	Ron Pruitt	Texas Rangers	C-OF	OF-C	6-0	185	R	R	1951-10-21	Flint,MI	MLB	1975-1983	1975-1983	College	Michigan State
1972	2	29	Ellis Valentine	Montreal Expos	C-OF	OF	6-4	207	R	R	1954-07-30	Helena,AR	MLB	1975-1985	1975-1985	HS	Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA)
1972	2	34	Bruce Bochte	California Angels	1B-OF	1B-OF	6-3	200	L	L	1950-11-12	Pasadena,CA	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1986	College	Santa Clara
1972	2	38	Ken Clay	New York Yankees	P	P	6-3	195	R	R	1954-04-06	Lynchburg,VA	MLB	1977-1981	1976-1981	HS	E.C. Glass (Lynchburg,VA)
1972	2	40	Steve Dillard	Boston Red Sox	SS	2B-3B	6-1	180	R	R	1951-02-08	Memphis,TN	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1982	College	Mississippi
1972	2	42	Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	P	P	6-1	190	R	R	1951-05-08	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1986	College	Iona College
1972	2	43	Bob Knepper	San Francisco Giants	P	P	6-2	200	L	L	1954-05-25	Akron,OH	MLB	1976-1990	1976-1990	HS	Calistoga (Calistoga,CA)
1972	2	47	John Candelaria	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	P	6-7	230	L	L	1953-11-06	New York,NY	MLB	1975-1993	1975-1993	HS	LaSalle Academy (New York,NY)
1972	3	50	Dennis Eckersley	Cleveland Indians	P	P	6-2	190	R	R	1954-10-03	Oakland,CA	MLB	1975-1998	1975-1998	HS	Washington (Fremont,CA)
1972	3	53	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	C	C	6-2	215	R	R	1954-04-08	Culver City,CA	MLB	1974-1992	1974-1992	HS	Sunny Hills (Fullerton,CA)
1972	3	56	Willie Norwood	Minnesota Twins	OF	OF	6-0	185	R	R	1950-11-07	Long Beach,CA	MLB	1977-1980	1976-1980	College	La Verne
1972	3	61	Craig Swan	New York Mets	P	P	6-3	215	R	R	1950-11-30	Van Nuys,CA	MLB	1973-1984	1969-1984	College	Arizona State
1972	3	63	Mike Gordon	Chicago Cubs	C	C	6-3	215	B	R	1953-09-11	Leominster,MA	MLB	1977-1978	1977-1979	HS	Brockton (Brockton,MA)
1972	3	65	Bob Detherage	Los Angeles Dodgers	P-OF	OF	6-0	180	R	R	1954-09-20	Springfield,MO	MLB	1980-1980	1976-1981	HS	Hillcrest (Springfield,MO)
1972	4	76	Brian Doyle	Texas Rangers	SS	2B-SS	5-10	160	L	R	1955-01-26	Glasgow,KY	MLB	1978-1981	1976-1982	HS	Caverna (Cave City,KY)
1972	4	82	Dave Machemer	California Angels	SS	2B	5-11	180	R	R	1951-05-24	St. Joseph,MI	MLB	1978-1979	1976-1982	College	Central Michigan
year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1972	4	86	Mickey Klutts	New York Yankees	SS	3B	5-11	185	R	R	1954-09-20	Montebello,CA	MLB	1976-1983	1976-1983	HS	El Rancho (Pico Rivera,CA)
1972	4	92	Dan Meyer	Detroit Tigers	2B	1B-OF	5-11	180	L	R	1952-08-03	Hamilton,OH	MLB	1974-1985	1974-1987	College	Santa Ana
1972	4	95	Tim Jones	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	P	6-5	220	B	R	1954-01-24	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1977-1977	1976-1978	HS	Ponderosa (Shingle Springs,CA)
1972	5	97	Randy Jones	San Diego Padres	P	P	6-0	178	R	L	1950-01-12	Fullerton,CA	MLB	1973-1982	1973-1982	College	Chapman
1972	5	101	Dennis Blair	Montreal Expos	P	P	6-5	182	R	R	1954-06-05	Middletown,OH	MLB	1974-1980	1974-1980	HS	Eisenhower (Rialto,CA)
1972	5	110	Darryl Jones	New York Yankees	SS	OF	5-10	175	R	R	1951-06-05	Meadville,PA	MLB	1979-1979	1977-1979	College	Westminster College
1972	6	123	Bill Nahorodny	Philadelphia Phillies	C	C	6-2	200	R	R	1953-08-31	Hamtramck,MI	MLB	1976-1984	1976-1985	College	St. Clair County CC
1972	6	128	Doug Clarey	Minnesota Twins	SS	2B	6-0	180	R	R	1954-04-20	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1976-1976	1976-1978	HS	Homestead (Cupertino,CA)
1972	6	132	George Enright	Chicago White Sox	C	C	5-11	175	R	R	1954-05-09	New Britain,CT	MLB	1976-1976	1976-1980	HS	Hialeah (Hialeah,FL)
1972	6	133	Brock Pemberton	New York Mets	1B	1B	6-3	190	B	L	1953-11-06	Tulsa,OK	MLB	1974-1975	1974-1980	HS	Marina (Huntington Beach,CA)
1972	6	135	Buddy Schultz	Chicago Cubs	P	P	6-0	175	R	L	1950-09-19	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1975-1979	1970-1982	College	Miami
1972	6	136	Don Aase	Boston Red Sox	P	P	6-3	210	R	R	1954-09-08	Orange,CA	MLB	1977-1990	1976-1990	HS	Savanna (Anaheim,CA)
1972	6	143	Ken Macha	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B-3b	3B-1B	6-2	215	R	R	1950-09-29	Monroeville,PA	MLB	1974-1981	1974-1986	College	Pittsburgh
1972	7	152	Randy Bass	Minnesota Twins	1B	1B	6-1	210	L	R	1954-03-13	Lawton,OK	MLB	1977-1982	1976-1982	HS	Lawton (Lawton,OK)
1972	7	167	Willie Randolph	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS-C	2B	5-11	165	R	R	1954-07-06	Holly Hill,SC	MLB	1975-1992	1975-1992	HS	Tilden (Brooklyn,NY)
1972	9	205	Craig Cacek	New York Mets	OF	1B	6-1	200	R	R	1954-09-10	Hollywood,CA	MLB	1977-1977	1976-1982	HS	James Monroe (North Hills,CA)
1972	9	213	Mike Proly	St. Louis Cardinals	P	P	6-0	185	R	R	1950-12-15	Jamaica,NY	MLB	1976-1983	1972-1984	College	St. John's
1972	10	217	Jerry Turner	San Diego Padres	OF	OF	5-9	180	L	L	1954-01-17	Texarkana,AR	MLB	1974-1983	1974-1983	HS	Venice (Los Angeles,CA)
1972	10	232	Andy Merchant	Boston Red Sox	OF	C	5-11	185	L	R	1950-08-30	Mobile,AL	MLB	1975-1976	1969-1979	College	Auburn
1972	10	236	Leon Roberts	Detroit Tigers	OF	OF	6-3	200	R	R	1951-01-22	Vicksburg,MI	MLB	1974-1984	1974-1984	College	Michigan
1972	11	245	Mike Hart	Montreal Expos	1B-OF	OF	6-3	185	B	R	1951-12-20	Kalamazoo,MI	MLB	1980-1980	1977-1983	College	Kalamazoo Valley CC
1972	11	258	Rodney Scott	Kansas City Royals	3B	2B-SS	6-0	160	B	R	1953-10-16	Indianapolis,IN	MLB	1975-1982	1975-1983	HS	Arlington (Indianapolis,IN)
1972	11	264	Bobby Brown	Baltimore Orioles	OF-3B	OF	6-1	205	B	R	1954-05-24	Norfolk,VA	MLB	1979-1985	1977-1985	HS	Northampton (Eastville,VA)
1972	12	265	Rusty Gerhardt	San Diego Padres	p	P	5-9	175	B	L	1950-08-13	Baltimore,MD	MLB	1974-1974	1969-1983	College	Clemson
1972	12	286	Chris Batton	Oakland Athletics	p	P	6-4	195	R	R	1954-08-24	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1976-1976	1976-1979	HS	St. Bernard (Playa del Ray,CA)
1972	14	321	Jim Crawford	Houston Astros	p	P	6-3	200	L	L	1950-09-29	Chicago,IL	MLB	1973-1978	1969-1978	College	Arizona State
1972	15	342	Roger Miller	Milwaukee Brewers	p	P	6-3	200	R	R	1954-08-01	Connellsville,PA	MLB	1974-1974	1974-1977	HS	Uniontown Area (Uniontown,PA)
1972	15	352	Ernie Whitt	Boston Red Sox	C	C	6-2	200	L	R	1952-06-13	Detroit,MI	MLB	1976-1991	1976-1991	College	Macomb CC
1972	16	372	Nyls Nyman	Chicago White Sox	OF	OF	6-0	170	L	R	1954-03-07	Detroit,MI	MLB	1974-1977	1974-1979	HS	Cordova (Rancho Cordova,CA)
1972	16	378	George Throop	Kansas City Royals	p	P	6-7	205	R	R	1950-11-24	Pasadena,CA	MLB	1975-1979	1975-1979	College	Long Beach State
year	rnd	ovrl	player	drafting team	d-pos	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	source	school
1972	16	380	Dave Lemanczyk	Detroit Tigers	p	P	6-4	235	R	R	1950-08-17	Syracuse,NY	MLB	1973-1980	1973-1980	College	Hartwick College
1972	17	399	Ray Burris	Chicago Cubs	p	P	6-5	200	R	R	1950-08-22	Idabel,OK	MLB	1973-1987	1973-1987	College	Southwestern Oklahoma State
1972	17	401	Glenn Burke	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	OF	6-0	195	R	R	1952-11-16	Oakland,CA	MLB	1976-1979	1976-1980	College	Merritt College
1972	17	404	Vern Ruhle	Detroit Tigers	p	P	6-1	185	R	R	1951-01-25	Coleman,MI	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1987	College	Olivet
1972	19	436	Bobby Thompson	Texas Rangers	SS	OF	5-11	175	B	R	1953-11-03	Charlotte,NC	MLB	1978-1978	1976-1978	HS	Harding University (Charlotte,NC)
1972	19	452	Mark Wagner	Detroit Tigers	SS	SS	6-1	175	R	R	1954-03-04	Conneaut,OH	MLB	1976-1984	1976-1997	HS	Harbor (Ashtabula,OH)
1972	20	470	Wayne Tyrone	Chicago Cubs	2B	OF-3B	6-1	185	R	R	1950-08-01	Alice,TX	MLB	1976-1976	1972-1979	College	UTRGV
1972	20	479	Mike Willis	Baltimore Orioles	p	P	6-2	210	L	L	1950-12-26	Oklahoma City,OK	MLB	1977-1981	1976-1982	College	Vanderbilt
1972	21	492	Bob Kammeyer	New York Yankees	p	P	6-4	210	R	R	1950-12-02	Kansas City,KS	MLB	1978-1979	1970-1980	College	Stanford
1972	22	507	Bob Sheldon	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	2B	6-0	170	L	R	1950-11-27	Montebello,CA	MLB	1974-1977	1974-1977	College	Loyola Marymount
1972	22	525	Willie Royster	Baltimore Orioles	OF	C	5-11	180	R	R	1954-04-11	Clarksville,VA	MLB	1981-1981	1978-1983	HS	Spingarn (Washington,DC)
1972	24	552	Greg Erardi	Milwaukee Brewers	p	P	6-1	190	R	R	1954-05-31	Syracuse,NY	MLB	1977-1977	1976-1977	HS	Liverpool (Liverpool,NY)
1972	24	564	Ed Halicki	San Francisco Giants	p	P	6-7	220	R	R	1950-10-04	Kearny,NJ	MLB	1974-1980	1974-1980	College	Monmouth IL
1972	25	572	Mike Hargrove	Texas Rangers	1B	1B	6-0	195	L	L	1949-10-26	Perryton,TX	MLB	1974-1985	1974-1985	College	Northwestern Oklahoma State
1972	26	596	Lyman Bostock	Minnesota Twins	OF	OF	6-1	180	L	R	1950-11-22	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1978	College	CSUN
1972	27	623	George Cappuzzello	Detroit Tigers	p	P	6-0	175	R	L	1954-01-15	Youngstown,OH	MLB	1981-1982	1976-1984	HS	Ursuline (Youngstown,OH)
1972	28	642	Butch Alberts	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B	3B	6-2	205	R	R	1950-05-04	Williamsport,PA	MLB	1978-1978	1971-1980	College	Cincinnati
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region	picks	college	high school	signed
California	194	52	141	111
Florida	50	15	34	14
New York	42	17	25	29
Texas	39	15	24	16
Pennsylvania	37	12	24	21
Ohio	28	8	20	11
New Jersey	28	9	19	11
Michigan	27	14	13	17
Alabama	27	10	17	19
Illinois	27	9	17	18
Missouri	20	3	17	11
Oklahoma	20	7	13	10
Arizona	19	11	8	14
Massachusetts	17	7	9	10
North Carolina	16	10	6	12
Tennessee	15	6	9	7
Washington	13	7	6	5
Virginia	13	2	11	4
Georgia	13	4	9	6
Indiana	13	4	8	9
Connecticut	12	8	4	9
Colorado	11	7	4	8
Mississippi	11	4	7	5
Oregon	9	4	5	4
Louisiana	9	5	4	8
South Carolina	9	4	5	6
Minnesota	9	3	6	2
Maryland	8	3	5	4
Wisconsin	7	3	3	4
Iowa	6	4	2	2
Kentucky	4	1	3	4
Kansas	4	2	2	3
New Hampshire	4	3	1	3
New Mexico	4	0	4	4
Arkansas	4	2	2	4
Utah	3	2	1	3
West Virginia	3	3	0	3
Idaho	2	2	0	2
Hawaii	2	0	2	2
District of Columbia	2	1	1	2
Nebraska	2	2	0	1
Delaware	2	1	1	0
South Dakota	2	0	2	1
Rhode Island	1	0	1	1
Vermont	1	0	1	0
Nevada	1	1	0	1
Maine	1	0	1	0
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